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December 11, 2009

Santa Clause Bag swap

Hello all! I know, I know, where in the world have I been. Since the hospital stay I have been sick a few times and in between that life just seems to have happened. And since I was 2 months behind on most things from being sick I am still playing catch up on some of it. I know I should have tried harder to stop by and say "HI" but I had to let something slide a bit and my BLOG was the chosen one, so to speak. So I will try to do better and post more often but if I come up missing here and there at least you know why.

I have told you that one of the clubs I do, does a bag swap ones a quarter. This quarter we had to spell SANTA CLAUSE with our projects. So here is the one I made, I even made a Christmas poem to go with it.

Lets get on to the samples. As usual all the stamp supplies are from Stampin' Up! unless other wise noted.

T'was the morning before card swap, when all through my mind not a project was stirring not of any kind.

A Stocking was filled and ready to go,

Cute Socks huh, and they were perfect since the swap was SANTA CLAUS. They were filled with a random selection of embellishments that I had purchased. You can kind of tell because the toes are way out of proportion.

A box with a tag

This picture was taken before I finished the tag. The box was filled with a ton of different sizes and shapes of tags. As you can see the little bags they are in are coming out the top.

or an old Nut can, would they know?

The can is an empty Girl Scout Nut can. You can see the lid on the bottom. I did decorate the lid too so that if the receiver wanted to use it again they could. Inside the can is a cinnamon apple pie candle. The black sting you see is because I had already attached the letter for the swap before I remembered to talk a picture of it.

I hoped an idea would soon come along or this was going to take way to long!

The kids were still nestled all snug in their beds, while I'm sure visions of Treat box-es danced in their heads.

Box opened:

It was filled with hershey kisses.

A bath I could use to clear my thoughts,

The tubes of homemade bath salts were inside the mug. I ran out of time to stamp a box for them to go in. ~again life happens!~

or hey why not some Chocolates that everyone wants.

The box was filled with miniature chocolate candy bars.

Then all of a sudden "I GOT IT" I said, a box you can Look through

The ornament was the same that I posted a tutorial to a few post back.

or an Album instead?

The cube is a Photo cube album that you put pictures on before you mail or give it away. I put this ornament on the inside. Usually the ribbon wouldn't be around it like that but I wanted to make sure the ornament didn't fall out.

I'm usually so good and have no trouble at all, but tonight I'm at a loss and just stuck on stall!

Unusual box-es are usually my forte',

The stocking is filled with chocolates and a Gift Card to Target.

-I will am typing out a tutorial for the stocking that will be up hopefully this weekend.

But now I only have a Santa box to give away.

As you can see it was filled with more embellishments.

I hope you enjoyed the projects with some delight, now just to say "Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night."

Well that's it. That was my bag this time. Hope you enjoyed it.

Thanks for stopping by! ~Tamarra

Update: I have had a few of you ask how it reads with out all the extra garble-e-goo in between. So here it is.

T'was the morning before card swap, when all through my mind not a project was stirring not of any kind.

A Stocking was filled and ready to go, A box with a tag or an old Nut can, would they know?

I hoped an idea would soon come along or this was going to take way to long!

The kids were still nestled all snug in their beds, while I'm sure visions of Treat box-es danced in their heads.

A bath I could use to clear my thoughts, or hey why not some Chocolates that everyone wants.

Then all of a sudden "I GOT IT" I said, a box you can Look through or an Album instead?

I'm usually so good and have no trouble at all, but tonight I'm at a loss and just stuck on stall!

Unusual box-es are usually my forte', But now I only have a Santa box to give away.

I hope you enjoyed the projects with some delight, now just to say "Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night."